issue 3, 2005 - Repak

MEMBERS UPDATE Repak Recycling Awards 2005Sponsored byRepak Best Practice Award 2005 (Small - Medium Firms)Winner:Newmarket Co-Operative Creameries Ltd.Sponsored by the EPAWinners of the Best Practice Award 2005 (Small - MediumFirms) Newmarket Co-operative Creameries are located innorth Co. Cork and employ 60 people. In 2004 theylaunched a range of waste prevention and reuse initiativesthat both reduced the amount of packaging being placedon the Irish market and their backdoor packaging waste.These initiatives included the removal of cardboard outerpackaging from 20kg cheese blocks supplied to processors(33 tonnes saving), the switching to IBCs for acceptanceof raw materials, the onward reuse of pallets, as well asthe provision of used cardboard boxes to a neighbouringfirm for reuse. In terms of recycling, cardboard, plastic,glass and aluminium are all segregated and sent forrecycling.Andrew Hetherington, CEO, Repak; Josephine Angland, NewmarketCo-Operative Creameries; Dick Roche, T.D., Minister for theEnvironment, Heritage and Local Government; Gerry Byrne,Director, EPARepak Best Practice Award Hospitality Sector 2005Andrew Hetherington, CEO, Repak; Jeanette O’Keefe, The GriffinGroup, Ferrycarrig Hotel; Dick Roche, T.D., Minister for theEnvironment, Heritage and Local Government; Chris Culleton,The Griffin Group, Ferrycarrig Hotel; Liam Griffin, The Griffin Group,Ferrycarrig HotelJoint Winner:Griffin Hotel Group, Ferrycarrig HotelThe Griffin Hotel Group, Ferrycarrig Hotel is a 102 room4 star hotel employing 160 people. The hotel has beenrecognised as a core hotel in the Green Failte awards inaddition to being awarded a white flag for their leisurecentre. The Ferrycarrig is used as a model for best practicein the hospitality industry by Wexford Co. Co. Thededicated waste manager/recycling co-ordinator is fullycommitted to examining all waste arisings to continuallyimprove on preventing and recycling waste arisings withparticular focus on packaging waste. Residual waste hasbeen reduced by 50% during the year 2004 and throughworking with suppliers there has been a 33% reduction inpackaging waste arisings.6